First aid guide shocks leaders
May 23, 2006
A first aid that involves piercing the injured person with a needle or small knife in the neck left non-medical sports officials attending an Olympic solidarity medical course stunned.
By Norman Katende
A first aid that involves piercing the injured person with a needle or small knife in the neck left non-medical sports officials attending an Olympic solidarity medical course stunned.
Dr. Ahmed Kato Ssebaale, while presenting a paper about “first aid in sports†told participants that ‘you have to pierce the trachea in order to allow the injured person to breath again’ amidst puzzled faces.
“Yes, you can get a needle or small sharp knife and pierce him in the middle of the neck. It will only injure the ligament but heal the injured person. Remember, if someone stops breathing, he has only three more minutes to breath and the mercy of his life is under you,†he told the participants before demonstrating how the piercing is done.
“It has been used since traditional times and it is effective. We will try to see how you will use it on models.â€
Ssebaale was among the many doctors who presented papers at the workshop. The chief presenter is Prof. Roux Constant from Ivory Coast.
Leading sports medicine physicians Dr. Opika Opoka, Dr. Obote, Dr. Ronald Kisolo and Dr. J. B. Ntege are also presenting at the workshop that ends today. The workshop is sponsored by Olympic Solidarity.
A first aid that involves piercing the injured person with a needle or small knife in the neck left non-medical sports officials attending an Olympic solidarity medical course stunned.
Dr. Ahmed Kato Ssebaale, while presenting a paper about “first aid in sports†told participants that ‘you have to pierce the trachea in order to allow the injured person to breath again’ amidst puzzled faces.
“Yes, you can get a needle or small sharp knife and pierce him in the middle of the neck. It will only injure the ligament but heal the injured person. Remember, if someone stops breathing, he has only three more minutes to breath and the mercy of his life is under you,†he told the participants before demonstrating how the piercing is done.
“It has been used since traditional times and it is effective. We will try to see how you will use it on models.â€
Ssebaale was among the many doctors who presented papers at the workshop. The chief presenter is Prof. Roux Constant from Ivory Coast.
Leading sports medicine physicians Dr. Opika Opoka, Dr. Obote, Dr. Ronald Kisolo and Dr. J. B. Ntege are also presenting at the workshop that ends today. The workshop is sponsored by Olympic Solidarity.